Editing Magma Corer (section)

==Fan-made==
===From Beneath===
"It was terrible. We were excavating a recently discovered Eldar ruin on the jungle world of Entri Secundus when we were attacked by massive burrowing creatures. We had the 4th and 7th squads of the 114th Imperial Guard infantry division there to protect us from the predators in the jungle, but... but we never thought we'd need to look to the ground for our defense! It was terrifying!

One moment, we were operating the blessed excavation machines, and the next, we were getting strange readings on the seismotectonic sensors. Suddenly, a cloud of superheated gasses burst forth and before the tech-priest or Avis could even scream, it melted their flesh off. Then a tremor knocked me off my feet and then there was a loud noise, louder than a melta-charge or the sound a locked leg servo on a sentinel makes when it snaps, and that's when the screaming began.

The 4th squad didn't even have a chance; half of them went right down the gullet of the creature that burst forth quick as I can wink. The sergeant in charge was yelling orders until a glob of molten rock took his face off. I don't think I'll ever forget the smell of the burning flesh. Just thinkin' about the caustic fumes makes my eyes water all over again. My courage abandoned me as I saw it crush the remainder of the 4th squad beneath its bulk and I fled for the civilian dropship that the pilot was already sensibly warming the engines up for takeoff. I barely made it. As the dropship took off, I saw the 7th squad fall to more of these creatures as they breached.

Once the soldiers were killed, they converged on our digging machines, destroyed them, and then gracefully dove back beneath the surface of Entri Secundus. I can only speculate that our digging disturbed a nest of these beasts. I know they are terrible creatures, but I can't help but feel a sort of awe at the majesty of their ability to travel through solid rock; no technology we possess can even come close."

~Testimony of tech-archeologist Gareth Trazt at his trial for desertion of his duty to excavate the Xenos ruins on Entri Secundus. Executed as a heretic the following day.